Intelligencer political columnist Ross Barkan says President Donald Trump appears to be singing the same old tune from his first term.“After spending much of the year on a sort of revanchist blitzkrieg that terrified the left and convinced many that his second term would far outpace his first, Trump...

Intelligencer political columnist Ross Barkan says President Donald Trump appears to be singing the same old tune from his first term.

“After spending much of the year on a sort of revanchist blitzkrieg that terrified the left and convinced many that his second term would far outpace his first, Trump has begun to genuinely fail,” said Barkan. “And the failure, for those who followed the last time closely, is familiar: Rising autocracy is headed off by rank incompetence.”

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  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    “The odds of him violating the Constitution to seek a third term are remote and even if he did, it’s difficult to see how a four-time GOP nominee in his 80s with an underwater approval rating could defeat a standard Democrat who has triumphed in a primary."

    That’s adorable, this guy thinks the Democrats are having a primary. It will be more like a coronation for Gavin.